Texas Roadhouse — page 2

The fried chicken chain is expanding its CPG footprint by launching two new biscuit mix varieties at major national retailers like Walmart and Kroger.

Cava’s investments in moving more managers into leadership positions is paying off.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the fast-food chain’s latest CEO change.

From a bird’s-eye view, the casual-dining segment had a nice year in 2025.

The pizza giant is expanding its brand presence by bringing its signature dipping sauce to 7,500 retail locations, including Walmart and Kroger, this summer.

Texas Roadhouse sees 7.1% same-store sales growth with new tech

Restaurant sales varied last quarter with 5.8% increase at Burger King.

Texas Roadhouse sees relief on beef prices with 6.2% inflation

The steakhouse chain achieved its strongest same-store sales growth since 2024, driven by a 4.5% increase in traffic and efficient new front-of-house technology deployments.

Chris Monroe, formerly of Texas Roadhouse and Southwest Airlines, joins the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese to oversee financial operations and real estate development.

Technomic Top 500 reports 2.3% sales growth in full-service sector.

Jersey Mike’s, the fast-casual sub sandwich chain, confidentially filed documents to go public this week, effectively confirming reports earlier this year that it was planning such a move, now 18 months after its sale to Blackstone.

Chain restaurant sales last year slowed to their lowest rate of growth, outside the pandemic, since the Great Recession, according to the 2026 Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Whenever we’re speaking with restaurant operators, and the topic of third-party delivery comes up, complaints almost inevitably follow.

Chili’s Grill and Bar surged past Olive Garden in 2025 to become the second-largest casual-dining chain in the country behind Texas Roadhouse.

Pizza brands, sandwich chains and beverage concepts tended to have weaker average unit volumes than casual dining brands and chicken QSRs in 2025, according to Circana’s data.

March 05, 2026 // Franchising.com // Every multi-unit owner hits the same wall.

"On behalf of everyone at Red Robin and our board of directors, I would like to thank Todd for his many contributions during his tenure as CFO," said Dave Pace, President and Chief Executive Officer.

As CEO, President and Chief Happiness Officer Tom Sacco builds the leadership of the future, he is blending internal promotions of two current and successful executives each with 20+ years of experience at Happy Joe's, a

Technomic releases its annual ranking of the 500 biggest restaurant chains in the U.S., with McDonald's holding the top spot.

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#133, April 29, 2025).

Marchant joins Swig with over 20 years of experience in corporate leadership and legal management.

Tommy’s Express is excited to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Houston, Texas, at 12150 FM 1960.

Lauren Coulter leads Biscuit Belly with 14 units and $23 million in revenue.